The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-11-09, Page 1ky
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Ninety-third Year EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 9, 1967 Price Per Copy 15 Cents
Teenagers choose new officers
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Farm outlook dim —15 % beans lost
It appears almost certain now
that some area farmers are ex-
periencing their worst crop year
in a long, long time, and it could
be a 'Ong winter for some of them.
Hardest hit are those in the
Exeter area and south, who start-
ed the season off with lengthy
delays through heavy rains and
hail and they've faced the same
conditions throughout the normal
crop year,
A large percentage of various
crops are still in the fields and
it's anybody's guess as to when
they'll complete the harvest and
their fall work,
While there's still consider-
able hope for many of the crops,
the remaining beans appear to
be completely lost.
think they've had it," stated
Howard Scene of W. G, Thomp-
son and Sons Ltd. in Hensall. His
opinion was backed up by Doug
cook of Cook Brothers.
The two men indicated that be-
tween 15 to 17 percent of the
bean crop was still in the field,
with most of that being in the area
south of Exeter.
Adding to the financial prob-
lem of farmers with beans in
their fields is the fact many of
them sowed their beans twice
or even atm% tunes due to heavy
Kin
flooding in the spring.
While the recent rains serious-
ly threatened the crop, the snow
that fell this week probably pro-
vided the final blow.
",The snow will really fix
them," Scane stated.
Commenting on the corn crop,
Carf Cann of Cann's IvIiil in Ex-
eter, said it too was a "rough
situation" and he estimated that
only about 25 percent of the corn
crop has been harvested as yet
in this area.
Most corn fields were under
water and this will continue as the
snow starts to melt.
While the crop isn't be i ng
harmed by the weather as it has
matured, it's still going to be a
lengthy wait until the land dries
up enough to support heavy equip-
ment,
Actually, some farmers are
hoping for frost to allow them to
get back on the land, although
frost does result in the breakage
of stalks and reduces the yield
in that manner.
And while the yields may be re-
duced, there's no indication that
the price is going to increase to
offset it. Farmers in other corn
growing areas and in the U,S.A.
are getting their crops off and
the price is still low.
Earl Neil of Quality Produce
estimated that up to 40 percent
of the turnip crop was still out
and this estimate was backed
by one area grower,DrUceTtick-
ey.
Nell Pointed out turnips can
stand quite a bit of severe weath-
er, although low temperatures
and .high winds can freeze them
and result In blistering and un-
suitable produce,
Re pointed out there was very
little drying value in the weather
at this time of year and it would
take up to a week under ideal
conditions before most farmers
could get back on the land to
harvest turnips,
An estimated 25 to 30 percent
of the sugar beet crop is still
out, with most of that again
being in the Exeter and Cen-
tralia area.
Keith Lovell, Kippen, explain-
ed that beets can stand severe
weather without any problems,
but noted that the factory closes
at the end of the year and beets
can't be accepted after that,
He said he doubted the ground
would dry without assistance
from frost.
Even those farmers fortunate
enough to have their crops har-
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tackle delicacy
Freddie Scholl, a professional chef and a member of the Grimsby
Kinsmen, prepared a gourmet dinner for the Exeter Kinsmen at
their annual "buddy night". The chef is shown here serving flaming
crepe suzette to Ross Dobson, George Rether and Jim Russell.
The menu also included turtle soup and beef stroganoff.— T-A photo
They were ready for snow
Monday's first fall of snow caught a lot of people without the necessary footwear and clothing but not the
family shown above. Mrs. Donovan Brunzlow and children Brenda, Debra and Michael are shown walking
down Main Street late Monday afternoon well dressed for the wintry weather. T-A photo
Drivers have few troubles
Area gets taste of winter
They collided at the intersec-
tion of Elm and William Streets
in Dashwood. Damage was listed
at $200 by Constable F. L. Giffin.
At 9:30 p.m., two vehicles
collided at the intersection of
Highway 4 and Queen St. in Hen-
sail. Drivers of the cars were
Calvin N. Horton, 59, RR 5 Clin-
ton and Ronald E. Stoneman, 20,
RR 1 Cromarty.
Constable W. G. Glassford es-
timated damage at $150.
The pony was killed on Oc-
No election for Exeter,
but there's 'election talk' tober 30 after it wandered onto
Highway 4, north of Hensall, at
10;50 p.m. It was owned by John
Bell, RR 2 Kippen, and was
struck by a car driven by John
W, Chapman, 36, Clinton,
Damage to the Chapman car
was estimated at $200 by Con-
stable J. A. Wright.
should be kept to a minimum
next year so there will be no
large increases in the mill rate.
Members agreed that they
would have to wait until the cost
of the Main St. project was de-
termined before deciding what
would be done next year.
No official estimate of the cost
has been given yet, but the figure
of $500,000 was tossed out in
the discussion. The town's share
of that would be 10 percent.
LENGTHY LIST
One of the factors contribut-
ing to the lengthy meeting was
the report given by Councillor
Wooden. He handed out copies of
his report which showed 25 items
he wanted to discuss.
The major one was the pos-
Local lady
wins jaunt
Area drivers had their first
taste of winter driving this week
and handled the situation com-
paratively well.
In issuing his weekly report
of area accidents, OPP Cpl. C. J.
Mitchell urged drivers to re-
member that when conditions are
slippery they need more room in
which to stop their car. "Why not
slow down and let the driver in
front of you get just a little furth-
er ahead? Do not tailgate."
He also urged drivers to re-
member that "peep-hole driv-
ing" is one of the most danger-
ous practices. ''Clean all of the
snow from the windows on your
car," he advised.
During the past week the lo-
cal detachment officers investig-
ated seven crashes, most of which
were minor in nature. One per-
son received a slight injury and
one pony was killed.
The week's report covers from
last Sunday when there were two
accidents. The first was at 2;30
p.m. involving cars operated by
Eugene J. Becker, 17, Dashwood,
and Doris E, Westlake, 22, RR 3
Exeter.
Sorry, we had
one too many
In our report last week of a
wide-open fight for the reeve's
chair in McGillivray Township,
we erroneously reported that
Councillor George Dixon had in-
dicated he was "going up or out".
Actually, that quote belonged to
Councillor Leslie Morley, while
Mr. Dixon stated only that he
would probably run for council
again.
We regret this error.
Stephen ups retainer
— okays new grader
sibility of council passing a by-
law to control the build-up of
lots, which had occurred in sev-
eral locations in town.
He explained the grades had
been altered by the addition of
fill in some of these spots and
noted this caused the problem of
water runoff to lower adjacent
property, as well as creating an
"unsightly condition".
After listing some of the lo-
cations where fill had been dump-
ed, he said council would have to
do something about it.
"I'm convinced it's possible to
bylaw against such situations,"
he stated, adding that many muni-
cipalities do have controls.
He pointed out to council he
was not objecting to the build-
ing up of some lots, but said
that he was only interested in
seeing that property owners
levelled the area within a stipu-
lated time.
"I agree 100 percent", inter-
jected Councillor Ted Wright.
Deputy-Reeve Mery Cudmore
said that any plans for increasing
the elevation of lots should be
submitted along with build in g
permit requests.
At Wooden's suggestion, coun-
cil authorized the clerk, works
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Place wreaths at Usborne
A service of remembrance was held at Usborne Central School,
Sunday, and wreaths were placed at the memorial which was moved
to the school grounds this past year from its former site at Huron-
dale. Some of those taking part in the service from the left are:
Reg McDonald, Legion; Usborne Reeve Roy Westcott; school board
chairman Tom Hern, and Legion president Stan Frayne.— T-A photo
Special services planned
Store hours
remain same
Remembrance Day service s
will be held in Exeter and Grand
Bend this Saturday, while Hensall
veterans will hold their service
on Sunday.
The Exeter parade will feature
Legion, Legion Auxiliary, local
youth groups and area civic of-
ficials and will arrive at James
St. United Church at 10;50 aim,
for service.
Following the church service
there will be a wreath laying
service at the'cenotaph.
The Legion's Remembrance
Day banquet will be held Satur-
Lady Luck was with Miss Betty
Coates, Albert St., when she
visited Yorkdale Plaza, Toronto,
during British Week in August.
Today she holds two tickets for
a week's all-expense trip to Lon-
don, England, where a car will
be at her disposal for the week's
sightseeing and travelling.
At the Plaza she and her friends
were given coupons which they
signed, deposited and promptly
forgot about. A few days ago
she was informed that she had
won the trip to London.
Wednesday, November 15 she
and her sister, Mrs. W. G. (Jean)
Munds, will leave by Air Canada
for the overseas trip, courtesy
of the British-Canadian Trade
Association,
By a coincidence, another one
of the group, Mrs. Helen Burton,
town, also won a prize — a Yard-
ley tote bag.
Members of Exeter council
appear to have forgotten they
still have another year before
they face the electors, because
there was considerable "election
talk" at Monday's meeting.
And talk they did... until 12:45
a.m, As they left the council
chambers Councillor Joe Wooden
served notice he would seek to
have a bylaw passed that all
meetings be terminated at 11:30
and unfinished business be sche-
duled for a special meeting.
The "election talk" came up
during a discussion of a report
submitted by Councillor Ross
Taylor, chairman of the roads
committee.
He indicated his committee had
met to discuss next year's work
and it was indicated that $25,-
000 would be spent on mainten-
ance and $60,000 on new con-
struction.
"I was in favor of that at the
committee meeting," councillor
Wooden indicated, but added that
he had been thinking in the inter-
val of using the construction
figure to carry the town's share
of the Main St. reconstruction
rather than for work in addition
to the Main St. job.
He pointed out this would en-
able council to pay for their share
of the work out of current funds
rather than having to debenture
the cost.
Wooden said he would like to
see the road program continued,
but noted that the increased cost
in borrowing money through de-
bentures had to be seriously
considered.
"All levels of government are
being asked to cut back in their
spending," he added, and stated
that while Exeter's contribution
in this regard would appear
small, it nevertheless was a
contribution.
Mayor Jack Deibridge added
to the austerity talk when he
suggested council s p e nd i n g
day night with Rev. Douglas
Steven, Egmondville, as guest
speaker.
The Grand Bend parade will
arrive at the cemetery for ser-
vice at 2:30 p.m, Youth groups
will also join with veterans in the
march.
The Hensall parade and ser-
vice at the cenotaph will be held
at 9:30 a.m., followed by a church
service at St. Paul's Anglican
Church.
Businesses in Exeter will be
closed from 10:00 a.m. until
1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
ONE HURT
The most serious of the ac-
cidents occurred on Wednesday
at 5:50 p.m. when two cars col-
lided at the intersection of High-
way 4 and $4 in Hensall.
Drivers of the vehicles were
James Jackson, 46, Scarboro,
and Cecil L. Wood, 21, RR 3
Zurich. The latter suffered a
bruised knee in the mishap.
Damage to the cars was es-
timated by Constable Glassford
at $600.
On Saturday, cars driven by
Samuel Miller, 74, RR 1 Dash-
wood, and Orval Farrell, 46, RR
3 Parkhill, collided at the inter-
section of Highway 83 and Con-
cession 12 and 13 in Dashwood.
Constable Giffin investigated
and listed damage at $300.
There were two minor ac-
cidents this Sunday. The first
was at 12;10 p.m. on Concession
6 and 7 just south of the Crediton
Road.
Involved were cars driven by
Doris Louise Pfaff, RR 1 Credi-
ton, and Bart Pascuzzo, RR 1
Crediton. Damage was listed at
$60 by Constable Harvey Beyer.
There was only $50 damage
reported to a car owned by Ken-
neth Edmond Rader, Dashwood,
after it had been hit by an un-
known vehicle or object Sunday
morning.
Damage to the car, which was
parked in a Stephen farm yard,
was to the right front fender and
was reported at 8:30 a.m.
The OPP continued their
crack-down on drivers as 15
were charged under the Highway
Traffic Act and another 54 is-
sued warnings.
There was one charge laid
under the Liquor Control Act.
The fire retaining fee received
by the Police Village at Crediton
from Stephen Township for the
services of the Crediton fire
department was increased at
Tuesday's regular township coun-
cil meeting.
The village will receive an an-
nual retainer of $500 in addition
to $75 for the first hour of each
call and $35 for each additional
hour. During the past year a
tanker truck has been added to
the brigade and an additional
$35 Will be paid for the first
load of water and $10 for any
additional loads delivered to the
same fire.
This brings fire rates paid by
Stephen to Crediton and DashWood
to an equal basis.
The tender of Dominion Road
Machinery of Goderich for the
supply of a new Champion grader,
snow plow and wing was accept-
ed subject to approval of DHO.
The total price including the
trade-in value of a 1957 grader
was $23,100 including tax and
was the lowest of three submitted.
The purchase will be made
Chef serves
gourmet meal
Drivers pay fine
over infractions
Two men involved in accidents
in the Hensel' area in September
paid fines in Ooderich court,
Thursday.
Davidson McCauley, 19, St.
Marys, paid a fine of $50 for fail-
ing to produce evidence of in-
surance on his Vehicle, and an-
other $10 for failing to report
an accident.
McCauley smashed into a fire
hydrant on Nelson St. onSeptem-
ber 25 and took the licence plates
off his car and ran away.
Jack McKenzie, Hensel', was
fined $50 and costs on a charge
of careless driving laid after he
was involved in 6, one-car crash
in Hay Township on September
15.
The charges against the two
men were laid by members of the
Exeter OPP detachment.
under provisions of a supple-
mentary road expenditure by-
law and final approval will be
necessary from Toronto although
verbal approval has been re-
ceived from the Stratford office.
On request of the trustees of
the police village of Dashwood
a bylaw was passed prohibiting
parking on any streets in Dash-
wood from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m,
In other business, council:
Decided to place a limitation
of $100 per acre as the amount
any farmer can receive on a tile
drain loan with all applications
to be approved by council and
provincial authorities before any
work commences.
Appointed Harry Hayter as the
township representative On the
South Huron District High School
board for the year 1968.
Entered into an agreement with
B. M. Ross Associates of Goder-
ieh to provide engineering ser-
vices for the construction of
culverts at Lot 14, Con. 8 and 9
and at Lot 15, Con. 22 and
Sauble.
Accepted drainage petitions
from Verne Sharpe and Tom O'-
Rourke and from Walter Weber
and Milford AyOtte for new muni-
cipal drainage and a reqtiest frOm
Howard Clarke for repair of the
Dietrich drain.
Address is
Huron Park
New tenants at the former air
base and married quarters at
Centralia may be Wondering why
their mail is late in arriving.
The reason is much of the
correspondence carries the in-
correct address, it should be
sent to Huron Park.
So, if area residents want to
reach the Centralia School of
Agriculture and Home Econom-
ics, the Ontario Development
Corporation or anyone living in
the fernier PIVIQ area, you should
address your correspondence to
them at Huron Park, Ontario.
Attendance at the Exeter Kins-
men meeting was doubled Thurs-
day when members brought d‘a
buddy" to the meeting staged at
the Legion Hall,
Attendance wasn't the only
thing doubled. Most members and
guests quickly had their appetites
doubled as guest cook for the
night was Fred Scholl, a member
of the Grimsby Kinsmen and also
a member of the Canadian Feder-
ation of Chef de Cuisine.
He prepared a gourmet dinner
consisting of turtle Soup, mimosa
salad, beef tenderloin a la strog-
anoff, glazed fiddleheacls and top-
ped it off with flaming crepe
sutettes.
After the meal he explained
the ingredients and the prep-
aration of the meal.
Guest speaker for the night
was Dave Jenkins, London, past
governor of district 1.
He talked informally of some
of the incidents concerningKins-
nien and Kin Clubs which have
inspired and impressed him in
the past few years.
President Ed Hearn presided
for the Meeting and these taking
part in the proceedings were
George Pratt, Cliff Quance, Rosa
DobSon, Gib Dow, GlennMcNabb,
fob Callingham and WalterPeit ,,
Sch.
By a majority of 21 to 14,
Exeter businessmen decided
Tuesday to leave their store
hours unchanged,
However, local merchants ap-
pear to be moving slowly toward
a full day closing. The majority
in a similar poll two years ago
was 11 and this was reduced to
only seven in this week's vote.
There was one difference in
the two votes. The previous poll
had been only for a Monday clos-
ing, while Tuesday night, merch-
ants decided that if they were to
close for one full day it would
have been Wednesday.
Prior to voting on the question
of whether or not they would
change their present practice,
the merchants had been asked
to list the day they would close
if in fact they did decide to close
for a full day.
Nineteen voted for a Wednes-
day closing while 11 voted for
Monday. There were two votes
cast for Saturday closing and one
for Sunday.
Through a motion approved by
the meeting, it was decided that
no further vote would be held
regarding a full day closing for
at least one year.
The other business discussed
at the meeting concerned the
Christmas promotion and merch-
ants decided to have their annual
Christmas promotion kick-off on
November 23.
This year, each merchant wilt
conduct his own promotion, as
opposed to the previoue practice
of a co-Operative promotion.
However, they will share in
promoting various activities
thronghout the Christmas shop-
ping season.
They agreed to provide free
skating for all area children at
the arena each Saturday after-
noon in December and also to
stage movies on three Saturday
afternoons at the Exeter Legion
Hall.
Santa Claus will also visit on
December 10 and will bring treats
for area youngsters,
preszcator, Sue Ann Lindenfield, Sherri Robinson and Dave Frayne.
Seated; Doug Heavers, treasurer; Lynda Litt, vice-president; Rick
Prone, president; Ueda Bourne, secretary, T-A photo
Members of the Exeter Teen Town elected a new executive at a
meeting in the town hall, Monday. Standing from the left: Hick
Weber, Jack Kraft, Mts. Doug Harrison, adult advisor, Penny
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